CHRISTY:As much as I hated the feeling, seeing Mom’s presence at my wedding despite hating me that much was enough for me to be happy. How funny was it that I was after her validations? I never learned. I was the same child who wanted her Momma's love. “You choose a civil wedding. That's not the kind of wedding I had in mind for my only daughter.”Acting as if she cared for me. Acting like she treated me like her own child. “There is nothing wrong with that,” I mumbled to myself and looked at the sky. “Any type of wedding is fine as long as the law accepts it. As long as I now bore the Watson family name. One of the most influential families in the country and on top of that, my husband is a billionaire and CEO.”“We want a church wedding. The traditional one.”Will there come a time when she will finally accept me and my brother? I hope it will come sooner.“You never attended church,” I commented. I was not also a frequent attendee, but I believed that an Almighty was being. Th
CHRISTY:Instead of directly answering Everette, I muttered, “I don’t need you right now or any moment in my life.”I shifted my attention towards the darkness and closed my eyes. I still had no plans of entering the house any moment from now. I wanted to cool down my head so that I could sleep directly the moment I hit my bed. I felt him dragging something. Maybe a chair. There were vacant ones a little meters away.“Go away, Everette. I want to be alone.”“You need company.”“I will be the one to tell you that. Shoo.”“It’s not always good to be independent. You need others in your life, Tina,” he reminded. “I don't need anyone,” I insisted.My brother ran away. My parents did not know how to share their affections so I was forced to do everything on my own. “No. You're mistaken.”Irritation kicked in. Opening my eyes, I saw him put two chairs between us and the bottle was on the top of it. It was brandy and my mouth automatically watered at the sight. I need something to make m
CHRISTY:My dear husband was looking at me as if I had grown horns. “What's wrong?” he asked. He continued watching me until I got hold of myself while wiping the tears from the corner of my eyes. "You're definitely drunk," I commented grabbed the bottle from him, and took a sip which I regretted by the way. It had been a long time since I got drunk and the brandy felt like the first time I had tasted my alcohol. The strong taste of the alcohol was like an acid in my throat making me cough. “Easy. I can grab something lighter. I have a lot of ladies drinking inside.”“I don't need it.”I shivered as I could feel the remnants of the brandy in my throat. I made a mental note not to drink again. Besides, if I got drunk, I did not trust Everette around me. "What part was I wrong earlier?" he asked. “Why did you laugh? I don't get it.”Dang. I needed water, but I was too lazy to enter the house. "The part where not all men did is not after sex? Like hello? I've been with countles
CHRISTY:What the fuck was wrong with me? Lusting over my enemy? No freaking way!So what if Everette had lickable abs? What if he looked appetizing just sitting right in front of me? I should never let him make me lustful. I promised Poppy that I would only give myself to the man I love. The only thing to do was to run away from the temptation.Before I could do something that I would regret later on, I stood. "I have to go now,” I declared with my insides shivering. If I don't run, I might get tempted by him.It was blatant that he was only doing this so that I would get seduced and boy…he was nearly succeeding. Everette laughed. My heart almost melted by his laughter. It felt like the heavens opened and I saw the angels in heaven singing. I clenched my fist.What was wrong with me? Did he bewitch me? Or maybe…the alcohol was influencing my thoughts.Glancing over my shoulder, I saw he had been always shaking his head softly while his face was all red. He was drunk. My brows fo
CHRISTY:I. Am. Heavy.I knew I was heavy, but hearing it from Everette was like an insult to me. Funny how Mom had called me fat numerous times already, but hearing them from his mouth was like a punch in my gut.Gathering all my strength, I pushed him all my might. Caught off guard, Everette nearly fell on his chair.“Do you really have to body shame me?”His brows formed a straight line.“It was true that you’re heavy. I was not lying.”My hands shook. “Mom was not enough and now, you have to add to the number of people bullying me!”“Bullying you? I’m not—”“If my weight is that big of a deal to you, you should have told me about it.”It seemed as if he had become sober. Realization dawned on Everette.“Tina…I’m not bullying you. I accept your weight. It’s never an issue.”He straightened himself and tried to approach me. I stepped backward, glaring at him.“You are treating me like a fool right now. Everyone treated my weight as an issue!”All my relatives from Mom’s side would
CHRISTY:A couple of minutes ago, while Everette was taking his shower Secretary Levi arrived. He pulled over his car in the garage and was already inside the door. Smiling when he saw me. He looked like an anime character pulled out straight into reality life. His face was poreless, with no signs of acne marks or pimples which made me envious. His skin was healthy unlike mine. I wondered what kind of skin routine he did to achieve this kind of skin. “Mrs. Watson,” he greeted the moment I opened the door, then bowed at me. Mrs. Watson. The idea was a little uncomfortable at first and slowly sunk in that I was finally married to someone who did not even love me. Now, I bore the family name of Everette, one of the most powerful men in the country.“Secretary Levi,” I answered back. “Are you here to fetch your master?” Still smiling, he asked, “Master? I presume that's Mr. Everette? Yes, Mrs. Watson. I always do this as much as possible. Sometimes, he forgot he had meetings.” He answ
CHRISTY:It was eerily still that I would be hearing the needle fall when someone dropped it. All because I joked? My gaze shifted to Everette and Levi. “What? Is there something I should know? Don’t tell me you two have a past,” I muttered, chuckling again for the second time. It was Levi who first smiled at me. “There is none, Mrs. Watson. Mr. Watson only loved you. He is purely straight.”“And you?” I asked, kidding again.Everette held my hand and while Secretary Levi was not looking at us, I moved it away. “Is there something wrong with choosing your own gender preference, Mrs. Watson? Though I don’t think there is something wrong with following what you want to do with your life,” he declared in a serious tone.No. He was too straight for me to think that this secretary liked Everette.It was my only dirty mind which made me think about that. Maybe this mind needed a little cleaning. “No. We are bound to choose what we want to do. I was only kidding earlier. You two were t
WARNING: Some parts might be upsetting to some readers. *********CHRISTY:True to Everette’s words, the house had a lot of cameras installed inside.And he said that everything was connected to his phone. Which meant he would know if I stepped outside the house?Would it stop you?It won’t. With his card in hand, I can do whatever I want. Buy whatever I want with his money. Fool. Did he not think I might splurge his money over some useless things and he did not even think of that? Maybe he was asking you what kind of woman he married?If that was true, I felt sorry for him for expecting I was someone who would consider that. The question was, where would I go? Now that I was alone here, this house felt so empty and reminded me of the painful things I had to do which led me to this place.“The money is useless if you won't be spending it,” I reminded myself. Yeah. I need to buy bags that I could sell in the near future or a few gold jewelry.A smile passed on my lips. Perfect. T